Duas for the Deceased
When someone passes away, the Sunnah teaches words for each moment: on hearing the news, when closing their eyes, in the Janazah prayer, at burial and when visiting the graves. Each dua below includes its Arabic text, transliteration, meaning and source.
8 authentic duas
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, Allahumma ajurni fi musibati wa akhlif li khayran minha
Verily we belong to Allah, and truly to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me for my affliction and replace it for me with something better.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ وَاخْلُفْهُ فِي عَقِبِهِ فِي الْغَابِرِينَ وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَأَفْسِحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ
Allahummaghfir lahu warfa' darajatahu fil-mahdiyyeen, wakhlufhu fi 'aqibihi fil-ghaabireen, waghfir lana wa lahu ya Rabbal-'alameen, wafshah lahu fi qabrihi wa nawwir lahu feeh
O Allah, forgive him and elevate his station among the guided. Grant him a successor among those he leaves behind. Forgive us and him, O Lord of the worlds. Expand his grave for him and illuminate it.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ
Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa 'afihi wa'fu 'anhu
O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, pardon him, and excuse him.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا
Allahummaghfir lihayyina wa mayyitina wa shahidina wa gha'ibina wa saghirina wa kabirina wa dhakarana wa unthana
O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present and those who are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females.
Open this duaبِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ
Bismillahi wa 'ala sunnati rasulillah
In the name of Allah and upon the sunnah of the Messenger of Allah.
Open this duaالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ
Assalamu 'alaykum ahla ad-diyari minal-mu'minina wal-muslimin, wa inna in sha'a Allahu bikum lahiqun, nas'alullaha lana wa lakumul-'afiyah
Peace be upon you, O people of these dwellings, from among the believers and Muslims. We will, if Allah wills, be joining you. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.
Open this duaرَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Rabbighfir li wa liwalidayya warhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira
My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small.
Open this duaإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى وَكُلٌّ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى
Inna lillahi ma akhadha wa lahu ma a'ta, wa kullun 'indahu bi-ajalin musamma
To Allah belongs what He took and to Him belongs what He gave, and everything with Him has an appointed term.
Open this dua